mitigating circumstance mitigatedly • mitigation · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · mitigating circumstance · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 23 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense. Synonyms: mitigating circumstance. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075